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[quote=dcmom][quote=Anonymous]I lived in NY back when Clinton Hill was still Bedstuy, so I'm wondering what the racial/socioeconomic mix is now, and what the test scores are for your current schools, and your level of comfort with a changing school environment. I imagine the schools in Ft. Greene/Clinton Hill are still on an upward trajectory performance wise? I live in Petworth and you can get a great house for your price range, but very few professional parents have 3rd graders in the local schools. That said, I don't think it's out of the question. If you are looking EOTP but not into immersion programs, I have heard good things about West, and the scores are reasonably high. I know parents with kids currently in PK and 1st grade who said they would definitely consider staying through 5th. The principal is really energetic and approachable, so definitely organize a tour for when you come out here. There is also an engaged parent group. At Powell, the draw is really the Spanish immersion track, and the highest grade that I know people with kids is 1st but all in the bilingual program. I do not know the quality of the English-only track. Again, you can definitely visit and there is an engaged parent group. Bancroft is another popular "rising" school in Mt. Pleasant, but I feel like again it is the Spanish track that is attracting the professional class. But Mt. Pleasant is an awesome neighborhood. It seem like for an English-only option I would look at West, Brent, Maury, Ross, ... I'm IB for Barnard and it seems to be an extremely well-run school with beautiful facilities, but your daughter would really be an "only" in her class. That said, I was pretty impressed with the classrooms I saw. [/quote]

Bancroft, like Oyster, has no English-only track. If you move in-boundary for 3rd grade both schools have to take you and do whatever they can to get you up to speed, but I wouldn't recommend it.[/quote]

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